(audio only) struggles in the spiritual life with fr. timothy gallagher by Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts

This episode explores spiritual discouragement and concludes the series with reflections from St. Therese of Lisieux.

This episode explores spiritual discouragement and various forms of dryness in the spiritual life, focusing on our image of God in prayer.

This episode explores spiritual discouragement and various forms of dryness in the spiritual life, focusing on sharing our spiritual struggles with others.

This episode explores spiritual discouragement and various forms of dryness in the spiritual life, focusing on growth in prayer.

This episode explores spiritual discouragement and various forms of dryness in the spiritual life, focusing on inconsistency.

Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor continue a 20-part series on the various Struggles in the Spiritual Life. This episode explores spiritual discouragement and a form of spiritual desolation involving feelings of being alone from God.

I Have No Fervor & I Feel Sad – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses St. Ignatius of Loyola’s insights on handling spiritual desolation with St. Ignatius’ rule to remain steadfast in spiritual practices during desolation and not make changes, using Beth’s experience to illustrate this. Despite ... Read more

I Don’t Have the Energy – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor discuss spiritual desolation and St. Ignatius of Loyola’s guidance on overcoming it. Desolation often manifests as a lack of energy or motivation in one’s spiritual life, as illustrated by Bob’s story—a faithful man ... Read more

I Don’t Feel God’s Love – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor discuss the spiritual journey, focusing on the experience of spiritual consolation and desolation using  the story of Kathy, a participant in a six-week parish prayer program, as an example of how these experiences ... Read more

I’ll Try, but Nothing Will Come of It – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor explore the theme of spiritual desolation and the power of spiritual companionship in overcoming discouragement. They discuss a man named Bob who meets with a priest, Father Reed, to discuss ... Read more

Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor continue a 20-part series on the various Struggles in the Spiritual Life.  This episode explores spiritual discouragement and the disquiet that can come from temptations and ways the enemy can bring desolation into areas of nonspiritual vulnerability in our lives.

How Can I Be Drawn to Such Things? – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor discuss a character named Beth to illustrate the struggles of spiritual desolation and how to respond to them. Beth, after a long and tiring day, finds herself discouraged and lacking ... Read more

SISL6 - I've Lost My Peace - Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher - Discerning Hearts Podcasts

SISL5 - I Can't See - Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher - Discerning Hearts Podcasts

I Can’t Go On – Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor discuss the struggles many people face in their spiritual lives, this time by using a case study involving “Paul,” a high school teacher who becomes overextended by balancing his full-time job, pursuing a master’s ... Read more

SISL3 - I Try to Pray, but I'm So Discouraged - Struggles in the Spiritual Life with Fr. Timothy Gallagher - Discerning Hearts Podcasts